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When reached by phone Friday, the farm's owner blamed the lost sales on The Denver Post's story. He then hung up.

The announcement comes after the Denver Post last month reported that Star Farms in Brighton, and its owner Angelo Palombo, has repeatedly violated federal laws surrounding wages and treatment of its migrant workers.

All told, Colorado farm owner Angelo Palombo has been hit with $209,000 in penalties and back-wage repayments as part of federal investigations and settlement agreements in civil lawsuits.

For nearly two decades, Star Farms and its owner, Angelo Palombo, have routinely stolen wages from migrant employees and violated federal labor laws, according to interviews and a Denver Post review of court documents and inspection reports.

All told, Star Farms owner Angelo Palombo has been hit with $209,000 in penalties and back-wage repayments as part of federal investigations and settlement agreements in civil lawsuits.

For nearly two decades, Star Farms and its owner, Angelo Palombo, have routinely stolen wages from migrant employees and violated federal labor laws, according to interviews and a Denver Post review of court documents and inspection reports.

BRIGHTON, Colorado — The seasonal workers from Mexico stoop in oppressive summer heat, bending low to cut cucumbers bound for farmers markets and produce aisles at Colorado’s big-box grocery chains.